Social Studies 4 Flashcards
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Mao Zegdong
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Mao Zedong, the Communists officially established the people’s republic of China on October 1, 1949.
2
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38th parallel
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After the war, the Allies divided Korea at the 38th parallel.
3
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Joseph McCarthy
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Wisconsin senator Joseph McCarthy contributed to fears in the early 1950s by charging that Communists were working inside the State Department.
4
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Hydrogen bomb
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Hydrogen bomb, a weapon far more powerful than the atomic bombs used in World War II.
5
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Arm race
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In what became a nuclear arm race, both the United States and the Soviet Union rushes to build more and more weapons.
6
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Sputnik
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Sputnik, the worlds first artificial satellite.
7
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Brinkmanship
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A willingness to go to the brink of war to oppose communism.
